Value Subject – verb – recipient – theme

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions

Examples

  1. Wen wi bin langa Carlton, en Missis bin oldei givit mibala boksis.
    Wen
    when
    wi
    1pl.excl
    bin
    pst
    langa
    loc
    Carlton,
    Carlton
    en
    and
    Missis
    Missis
    bin
    pst
    oldei
    always
    giv-it
    give-tr
    mibala
    1pl.excl
    boks-is.
    box-pl
    When we were [working] on Carlton Station, and the Missus used to give us boxes. (with matches, to burn the grass)
  2. Ai bin gibitbat la ola kid tu sambala mani blanga plei.
    Ai
    1sg
    bin
    pst
    gib-it-bat
    give-tr-prog
    la
    loc
    ola
    pl
    kid
    child
    tu
    too
    sam-bala
    some-adj2
    mani
    money
    blanga
    dat/poss
    plei.
    play
    I was also giving the children some money for playing.

    See Angelo et al. 1998

  3. Imin oldei telim mi “givit bek langa im thet taka blanga im, yu bin takat naf, givit bek la thet beibi".
    Im=in
    3sg=pst
    oldei
    always
    tel-im
    tell-tr
    mi
    1sg
    “giv-it
    give-tr
    bek
    back
    langa
    loc
    im
    3sg
    thet
    dem
    taka
    tucker
    blanga
    dat/poss
    im,
    3sg
    yu
    2sg
    bin
    pst
    takat
    eat
    naf,
    enough
    giv-it
    give-tr
    bek
    back
    la
    loc
    thet
    dem
    beibi".
    baby
    She used to say to me "give it back to her, that food of hers, you have eaten enough, give it back to the baby".
  4. Dat gel im gibitbat dat man jumok.
    Dat
    dem
    gel
    girl
    im
    3sg
    gib-it-bat
    give-tr-prog
    dat
    dem
    man
    man
    jumok.
    smoke/tobacco
    That girl is giving the man tobacco.
  5. Ei, olmen, yu weit na! Yu gada gibit la melabat du sambala shuga. Melabat wandi shuga du.
    Ei,
    ey
    olmen,
    old.man
    yu
    2sg
    weit
    wait
    na!
    now
    Yu
    2sg
    gada
    fut/oblig
    gib-it
    give-tr
    la
    loc
    melabat
    1pl.excl
    du
    too
    sam-bala
    some-adj2
    shuga.
    sugar
    Melabat
    1pl.excl
    wandi
    want
    shuga
    sugar
    du.
    too
    Hey, old man, wait now! You've got to give us some sugar too. We want sugar too.

    See Angelo et al. 1998

  6. Wot im skin, wi gata givit im skin na thet men na.
    Wot
    what
    im
    3sg
    skin,
    subsection
    wi
    1pl
    gata
    fut/oblig
    giv-it
    give-tr
    im
    3sg
    skin
    subsection
    na
    now
    thet
    dem
    men
    man
    na.
    now
    What's his skin name, we should give that man a skin name.